And yet I see it is a very common practice, so I assume there must be a logical or historied reason for such radical over-emphasis.

I'm curious it seems Tim puts zero emphasis on customer service in his book.

That should at least tell you - its not enough for some, and it's overwhelming for OTHERS **Emphasis on SOME - everyone is not the same, so the advice in here needs to acknowledge that some people DO need assistance to feel comfortable investing their hard earned money, and others dont.Thats my experience working with normal, regular people who have anywhere from 10k to invest to 100k to invest - it's good, but its not enough for everyone.

Emphasis on simple.5.

Also I would like to have alittle of both but definitely more emphasis on the appreciation side of things that obviously that could change with more time and experience in this business.

Emphasis mine. 

My mom's a teacher, so growing up, there was a heavy emphasis on my education and my dad's a small business owner so I was able to also grow up through his journey of opening up his business and dealing with the obstacles that came with.

It will have an emphasis on multifamily.

My emphasis is on the commercial side, but I'm happy to connect.

When we are looking at potential renters we put much more emphasis on Income and Rental history."